The saints inheritance and the worldlings portion representing the glorious condition of a child…

It is said of Alexander, his very body was of such a constitution, that where ever he went there was a sweet savour came from his body. Certainly, where there is but one of Gods children, there is sweetness from him; but where there is a company jointly, there is a wonderful unspeakable sweetness comes from them, it is exceeding comfortable to a gracious heart to be among them.

It is said of Alexander, his very body was of such a constitution, that where ever he went there was a sweet savour came from his body. Certainly, where there is but one of Gods children, there is sweetnesse from him; but where there is a company joyntly, there is a wonderfull unspeakable sweetnesse comes from them, it is exceeding comfortable to a gracious heart to be among them.

Again, their communion is comfortable and delightful jointly, in regard of the nearness; there being no communion under heaven, wherein there is that nearness one to another, as of ⟨p. 164⟩the Saints. Observe, (that you may see how near they come together, and are made one, and so are exceeding delightful one to another) any thing the more spiritual they are, the more they are united; the more corporeal they are, the less union. A heap of stones are not united, as the several beams of the sun, a thousand of them are united in one point, because they are of a spiritual nature. So it is with the spirits of men, the more carnal any men, and any society is, the less union: therefore the reason why the people of God many times are divided, and not united is, because they are carnal, ¹Are ye not carnal, saith the Apostle,when there were divisions? were you spiritual you would be more united one to another, but carnal men are carnally minded.

Again, their communion is comfortable and delightfull jointly, in regard of the nearnesse; there being no communion under heaven, wherein there is that nearnesse one to another, as of ⟨p. 164⟩